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JUNE 19, 2013 • TRI-COUNTY PRESS • A7
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UA dancers win fourth national title
Ursuline Academy’s combined junior varsity and varsity dance teams won the national championship – open category at the Showcase America Unlimited National competition April 5-April 7 at the Bank of Kentucky Center. In their fourth consecutive year as national champions, the 42 team members also received the Judges Special Recognition Award for the team most committed to their themes. Under the direction of head varsity coach Brenda Elmore, assistant varsity coach Stacey Lesher, JV head coach Sandy Moeller, JV assistant coach Lucy Miller and team captain senior Rachel Treinen, the team won the following awards: » Varsity Senior Officer Routine – bronze medal; » Varsity Pom Routine – second place; » Varsity Lyrical Routine –
second place; » Varsity Hip Hop Routine – second place; » Varsity Kick Routine – third place. The varsity pom routine also received the bronze medal for having the third highest senior AAA score of the day. The junior varsity also received: » Pom Routine – third place; » JV Kick Routine – third place; » JV Jazz Routine – fourth place. Elmore said the combined open routine, varsity pom routine and varsity hip hop routines qualified for the best of the best round on Sunday, all finishing in the top 20. “I’m so proud of our dancers and what they accomplished this year. The junior varsity team made great strides in their capability and improved
Ursuline dance team members, from left: front, Rachel Treinen (Queen of Hearts) of Loveland; first row, Erica Behrens of Anderson Township, Erin Kochan of West Chester Township, Tiffany Elmore of Loveland and Megan McShane of Mason; second row: Danielle Brinkmann of Liberty Township, Ashley Abbate of West Chester Township and Monica Dornoff of Sharonville. THANKS TO MARIANNE LANG
throughout the season. Varsity took on six routines this year, performing all of them with fantastic execution and emo-
Summit’s Argo finalist in Discus Awards Summit Country Day School senior Rachel Argo has been named a Discus Awards finalist for achievements in academics, arts and athletics. As a finalist, she is now qualified for multiple college scholarships provided by Discus Awards Partners. Argo, of Wyoming, is a National Merit Scholar semifinalist and earned the All-Academic Lacrosse award from US Lacrosse. She has maintained a high grade point average while taking academically challenging classes and serving as the goalkeeper on the varsity girls’ lacrosse team. A portfolio she submitted for regional judging in the Scholastics Art Competition was chosen to move on to national competition. Her work was included in the 2012 Xavier University Student Art Show and she won a second place award in the 2012 Hyde Park Square Art Show. In her Advanced Placement art class, Argo concentrated on a series of works in which she applied theatrical makeup to people and then took photographs of her subjects. "My work is more than photography," Argo said in a statement accompaning her Scholastic art portfolio submission. "My work is unusual, and that is exactly how I want people to react. I want people to walk past my work and do a double-take." She has made an early commitment to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design where she plans to study production design. The Discus Awards is a na-
tion. Our energy level was unsurpassed. The state and national titles are a blessing, but watching these teammates take
COLLEGE CORNER Tindal makes ONU dean’s list
Michael C. Tindal, son of Michael and Carolyn Tindal, 620 Cody Pass, Wyoming, has been named to the Ohio Northern Tindal University deans’ list for the spring semester 2012-13. He is a sixth year majoring in pharmacy.
Fillion graduates from Michigan St.
Bradford Fillion, a 2008 Princeton High School graduate and Evendale resident, graduated from Michigan State University. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Honors College and a degree in musicdouble bass performance from the College of Music.
Graduates
Summit Country Day senior Rachel Argo displays a self portrait photograph for a portfolio she created in an Advanced Placement art class. In this and several other works, Argo applied theatrical makeup to people and then took photographs of her subjects. THANKS TO DARREN WEIGL
tional program that recognizes well-rounded students. The awards honor high school students who excel in three of 10
key attributes. Last year, the organization awarded more than $5 million in scholarships.
ICED TEAM Bethany School eighth-graders Paige Clark and Max Heitker investigate the properties of dry ice in Andy Homan's introductory physical science class. THANKS TO SCOTT BRUCE
care of each other and set a common goal then work to achieve it speaks volumes to the type of young women we have at UA,” Elmore said, adding that she is sad to see the seniors competing their last competition season. “They were the foundation of the program, and should be congratulated on earning a national championship every year they danced at UA. We love them and we will miss them.” SCAU awarded $10,500 in scholarships at nationals, of which seven Ursuline dancers were selected to receive $1,000 each. The winners, who are all seniors, were Maria Hale of Fairfield, Rachel Treinen of Loveland, Megan Toomb of Mason, Courtney Arand of Mason, Marisa Pike of Sycamore Township, Angie Pan of Evendale and Grace Ries of Liberty Township.
» These Tri-County Pressarea students graduated from University of Cincinnati this spring: Aditiya Aggarwal, Morgan Anderson, Paul Antoun, Silvia Arieira, Danesh Bansal, Lindsey Beck, Krista Bedenkop, Andrew Bigham, John Brady, Meredith Burke, Rachel Carleton, Rhonda Carpenter, Michael Castillo, William Clark, Joseph Collier, Evan Conrad, Nicole Craft, William Crawford, Aaron Crum, Dawod Dawod, Heidi Day, Shawn DeHart, Vanessa Dillingham, Summer Dixon, Nikole Dorsett; Taylor Ellis, Frederick Joe Estera, John Farfsing, Shokhrukh Fazilov, Daniel Finger, Samantha Fleckenstein, Laura Flynn, Kara Frazier, Kristy Gallaher, Ben Galluzzo, Eric Gentry, John Golden, Bobbi Graham, Christopher Hannah, Tiffany Harmon, Asia Harris, Michelle Helton, Rohan Hemani, Phillip Hesselbrock, Rebecca Hibberd, Erin Hildebrandt, Joseph Hiudt, Martin Holmes, Scott Holmes, Jessica House, Daniel Hutzel; Zachary Johnson, Brittany Jones, Ann Junker, Steve William Kamdoum, Krystyna Kamp, Tyler Kiefer, William Kiley, Lauren Koch, Andrew Koesterman, Yuri Kopp, Gregory Kuertz, Anthony Leslie, Crystal Lindsey, Ellen Littmann, Samantha Long; Yuliya Malycheva, Hirsch Matani, Tara Matthews, Branden McDaniel, Leah
Meadows, Austin Mefford, Rachel Merritt, Todd Merz, Stefanie Meyer, Michael Miller, Zachary Miller, Jana Monde, Brian Murphy, Thomas Neill, Erika Niehaus, Nwagbo Nwamu, Emily Obryan, Daniel Oconnell, Jodi Odum, Alisha Overbeck, Payal Patel, Rikenkumar Patel, Heidi Perkins, Nick Phelan, Shayla Poling, Sarah Pride; Lisa Quimby, Andrea Ramey, Rebecca Rohlfs, Jennifer Runge, Jonathan Schaefer, Jacqueline Scherl, Jenilee Schierloh, Rebecca Schmidt, Paula Scott, Angela Seiler, Kristina Sindeeva, Justin Stepp, Angela Stiefbold, Jennifer Svach, Lindsay Swindling, Andrew Tran, Megan Trimbach, Natalia Trinidad, Jonathan Trotta, Pamela Valentine, Christina Vest, Jessica Walling, Theresa Warren, Carissa Weiser, Brad Wessel, Melanie Westlake, Danielle Williams, Zachary Wilsey, Lindy Zeff, Jennifer Zellner and Isabel Ziegler. » Monica Herzog of Glendale, daughter of Stephen and Anne Herzog, graduated cum laude this spring from Bucknell University with a bachelor’s in physics. Herzog is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma national physics honor society. She received the Bison Award for Excellence in Co-Curricular Activities for her involvement with BuckWild and serving as president of the Outing Club as well as the creation of new opportunities highlighting outdoor education, including the Reel Rock Movie, the Bouldering Competition weekend and Canoe Battleship. » Matthew Policastro and Kyle Smucker, graduates of Wyoming High School, received bachelor of arts degrees from The College of Wooster during commencement exercises May 13. Policastro, a sociology major, and Smucker, a sociology major who gradauted cum laude, are both residents of Wyoming. » Michael C. Tindal, son of Michael and Carolyn Tindal, Wyoming, recently graduated from the College of Pharmacy at Ohio Northern University. He received the doctor of pharmacy. On campus, Tindal was active in Sigma Pi social fraternity. Tindal is a graduate of Wyoming High School.